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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament

Budget87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "budget"
title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Institutional Affairs61%

Confidence: 61%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "european parliament"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 191331Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Some political group division
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+0 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament”. EPP, S&D, PfE, Renew, Greens-EFA, Left and NI voted mostly in favour, while ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (527 for, 115 against, 5 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

527

Against

115

Abstain

Margin of victory

412 votes

Turnout (cast)

647

Absent

Participation rate

90.0%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP185 MEPs

For 163Against 0Abstain 0Absent 22

S&D135 MEPs

For 121Against 0Abstain 0Absent 14

ECR82 MEPs

For 15Against 62Abstain 3Absent 2

PfE85 MEPs

For 61Against 17Abstain 0Absent 7

Renew78 MEPs

For 66Against 0Abstain 0Absent 12

Greens/EFA53 MEPs

For 45Against 0Abstain 0Absent 8

The Left45 MEPs

For 43Against 0Abstain 0Absent 2

ESN27 MEPs

For 0Against 27Abstain 0Absent 0

NI29 MEPs

For 13Against 9Abstain 2Absent 5

Country angle

Most in favour

France75
Germany65
Spain48
Italy38
Poland29

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Italy
Latvia
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria20 MEPs

For 13Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 18Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Croatia12 MEPs

For 8Against 1Abstain 0Absent 3

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 1Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 16Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 7Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland15 MEPs

For 15Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

France81 MEPs

For 75Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

Germany96 MEPs

For 65Against 20Abstain 0Absent 11

Greece21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 2Absent 1

Hungary21 MEPs

For 15Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 38Against 29Abstain 1Absent 8

Latvia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 2Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Netherlands31 MEPs

For 25Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Poland53 MEPs

For 29Against 23Abstain 0Absent 1

Portugal21 MEPs

For 21Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 6Abstain 1Absent 7

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 9Against 2Abstain 0Absent 4

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain60 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 0Absent 9

Sweden21 MEPs

For 17Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Individual MEP positions

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